His Majesty Sultan Qaboos has received cables of greetings on the occasion of the 39th National Day from world leaders, high ranking officials, heads of diplomatic missions and representatives of international organisations. They expressed their sincere greetings to His Majesty the Sultan, wishing him good health, happiness and a long life. They wished the Sultanate continuous progress and prosperity under His Majesty’s wise leadership.

The cables came from King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), King Hamad bin Issa al Khalifa of Bahrain, King Abdallah of Jordan, King Mohammed VI of Morocco, President Zine al Abidine Ben Ali of Tunisia, President Abdelaziz Bouteflika of Algeria, President Ismail Omar Guelleh of Djibouti, President Dr Bashar al Assad of Syria, President Muammar al Gaddafi of Libya, President Michel Suleiman of Lebanon, President Ali Abdullah Saleh of Yemen, President Ilham Haider Aliyev of Azerbaijan, President Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan, President Zeljko Komsic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, President Mohammad Zillur Rahman of Bangladesh, President Kurmanbek Bakiyev of Kyrgyzstan, President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, Emperor Akihito of Japan, King Albert II of Belgium, King Jigme Khesar of Bhutan, King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand, King Karl Gustaf of Sweden, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, President Girma Woldegiorgis of Ethiopia, President Horst Koehler of Germany, President Barack Obama of the United States, President Viktor Yushchenko of Ukraine, President Mary McAleese of Ireland, President Anibal Cavaco Silva of Portugal, President Lech Kaczynski of Poland, President Jacob Zuma of South Africa, President Dimitry Medvedev of Russia, President Mahinda Rajapakse of Sri Lanka, President James Alix Michel of Seychelles, President Hu Jintao of China, President Raul Castro of Cuba, President George Abela of Malta, President Laszlo Solyom of Hungary, President Felipe Calderon of Mexico, Dr Heinz Fischer, President of Austria, and President Pratibha Patil of India.

His Majesty the Sultan also received greetings cables on the 39th National Day from Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz al Saud, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence and Aviation and General Inspector of Saudi Arabia, Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, Vice-President of the UAE, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, Shaikh Saqr bin Mohammed al Qasmi, Member of the UAE Supreme Council and Ruler of Ras al Khaimah, Shaikh Sultan bin Mohammed al Qasmi, Member of the UAE Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, Shaikh Sultan bin Mohammed al Qasmi, Heir Apparent and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, Shaikh Saud bin Saqr al Qasmi, Heir Apparent and Deputy Ruler of Ras al Khaimah, Shaikh Ahmed bin Sultan al Qasmi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, Shaikh Abdullah in Salim al Qasmi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, Prince Khalifa bin Salman al Khalifa, Prime Minister of Bahrain, Mohammed al Ghanoushi, Prime Minister of Tunisia, Fuad al Siniora, Prime Minister of Lebanon, Yusuf Raza Gilani, Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shaikha Hasina Wajed, Prime Minister of Bangladesh, and Kim Yong-Nam, Chairman of the Presidium of Supreme People’s Assembly of North Korea.

His Majesty also received greetings cables on the occasion from Royal Family members, ministers, advisers, commanders of the Sultan’s Armed Forces wings, the Royal Oman Police and other security departments, members of the Majlis Addawla and Majlis Ash’shura, under-secretaries, Omani ambassadors, shaikhs, dignitaries and citizens. Well-wishers from Oman expressed their loyalty and allegiance to His Majesty and vowed to follow his wise leadership and his directives to continue supporting the achievements made on Oman’s land. They prayed to the Almighty to protect His Majesty, grant him good health, happiness and a long life, and the Omani people further progress and prosperity. — ONA